News and views - Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education In 'News' BCRRE BlogNews and views Back to 'Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education' University of Birmingham rail experts on board with the 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan DescriptionRail experts at the University of Birmingham have welcomed and backed the government's Transport Decarbonisation Plan announced yesterday (14 July 2021).Date:15/07/2021 Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education welcomes new Professor in Rail Strategy DescriptionThe School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Plummer as its new Professor of Railway Strategy.Date:15/07/2021 Minister for Transport opens new rail research building at the University of Birmingham DescriptionAndrew Stephenson, Minister of State for Transport, has formally opened a new purpose-built centre at the University of Birmingham, designed to deliver specialist research in railway engineering.Date:08/07/2021 Hydrogen-fuelled train to be showcased at COP26 DescriptionExperts at the University of Birmingham have welcomed today's announcement by Network Rail that it will be showcasing the hydrogen-powered HydroFLEX train at the COP26 Climate Change Conference.Date:28/05/2021 University of Birmingham rail experts back Government 'Plan for Rail' White Paper DescriptionRail experts at the University of Birmingham have welcomed and backed the government's new plan announced today for a revolution on the railways in Great Britain.Date:20/05/2021 EMEL Power Ltd confirmed as headline sponsor for the first SEE UK Rail Summit 2021. DescriptionThe Rail Alliance, in partnership with BCRRE and Rail Cluster for South East Europe is delighted to announce the headline sponsor, EMEL Power Ltd for the first Virtual South-East Europe and UK Rail Summit 2021.Date:12/05/2021 Work starts on Siemens Mobility rail research and innovation facility in Goole DescriptionWork has started on a new multi-million-pound rail research and innovation facility on the site of Siemens Mobility's new manufacturing site in Goole, East Yorkshire.Date:27/04/2021 Heritage railway joins forces to build a locomotive for the future DescriptionThe Severn Valley Railway has teamed up with the University of Birmingham and local start-up company, Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions, to work on a ground-breaking scheme.Date:23/04/2021 Siemens Mobility and University of Birmingham announce research and innovation partnership DescriptionSiemens Mobility and the University of Birmingham have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a centre of excellence for rail research and innovation in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.Date:01/04/2021 South East Europe and UK Virtual Rail Summit announced for May 2021 DescriptionThe Rail Cluster for South East Europe (RCSEE) and the Rail Alliance today (Thursday 25 February 2021) announce that they will be hosting a South East Europe / United Kingdom Virtual Rail Summit on Tuesday 18 May 2021.Date:25/02/2021 Displaying 1 to 10 of 121 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next